UNICEF introduces KAP survey to support national response to COVID-19
(DPI) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has activated level three emergency operations and support to the Guyana government in the fight against...
Spending to transform Oceanview Hotel should be transparent, subject to auditable process- Dr. Mangal
Since the government announced some weeks ago that it would be spending over $1B to transform the Oceanview International Hotel into a special facility...
COVID-19: Emergency measures to continue until June 3rd; airports remain closed
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) advises that:
- the emergency COVID-19 measures gazetted on April 9th by the Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda...
Guyana ranks 55th among 149 countries in readiness to relax COVID-19 lockdown; T&T, Barbados...
By Feona Morrison
Guyana has ranked 55th among 149 countries in terms of readiness to begin relaxing lockdown measures enforced to curtail the spread of...
Guyana confirms ninth COVID-19 death
Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence, today confirmed the ninth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19.
The deceased is Samuel Morris, 67...
Stranger donates kidney to help save 17-y-o diagnosed with end-stage renal disease
One year after 17-year-old Jamaicy Broomes was diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease( ESRD), she has found a kidney donor.
ESRD occurs when chronic kidney disease...
COVID-19 UPDATE: Guyana now has 78 cases; virus in several densely populated areas of...
There are now 78 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Guyana.
The latest figures provided by the Public Health Ministry indicated that...
Consultations on Single-Use Plastics’ ban well received- EPA
The recently concluded virtual consultation on the impending ban on single-use plastic has been deemed well received by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...
CDC, Rotary Guyana receive over $60M from Stabroek Block partners to aid Guyana’s fight...
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Salvation Army and Rotary Guyana have received more than $60 million to support COVID-19 relief programmes.
The funds were provided...
COVID-19: GCCI says plan needed to guide non-essential businesses
The measures that have been put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 only allows the operation of businesses deemed to be “essential”....
